Saturday, July 13, 2013

A South Jersey man convicted of racketeering with members of the
Philadelphia mob was sentenced Friday to eight years in prison,
according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.U.S. District Judge
Eduardo Robreno also ordered Gary Battaglini, 52, of Sewell, to pay a
$1,000 fine. An alleged mob associate, Battaglini helped run bookmaking
and loan-sharking operations, prosecutors said. He was one of four
defendants convicted of racketeering or other crimes in February in the
latest Philadelphia mob trial. On Thursday, Robreno ordered reputed
underboss Joseph “Mousie” Massimino to serve 188 months in prison. Two
more defendants, reputed captain Anthony Staino and alleged soldier
Damon Canalichio, are scheduled to learn their fates next week. Joseph
“Uncle Joe” Ligambi, described as the mob boss, and his nephew, George
Borgesi, an alleged mob captain, await an October retrial after jurors
deadlocked on the key conspiracy charge against them.